Three regions, two routes in each
Four of our five guides live in these valleys, and each region has two routes, one shorter and one longer. Huts differ by region: staffed rifugi in the Dolomites, alpine club huts in Tyrol, koče and pasture huts in the Julian Alps. All three share one season, from late June to mid September.
Dolomites
You walk green pasture under pale limestone walls and sleep in staffed huts and on one dairy farm.
Late June to mid September
Venice or Innsbruck
Rifugi (staffed huts) and one dairy farm
2 routes
- Grava Pass Traverse
- High Dolomites Hut Route
Stubai and Ötztal
Two Tyrolean valleys of dark rock under glaciers, walked between alpine club huts and valley inns.
Late June to mid September
Innsbruck
Alpine club huts and valley inns
2 routes
- Stubai Ridge Walk
- Ötztal Hut Taster
Julian Alps
Paths climb from deep wooded valleys over limestone karst to high lakes, with nights in mountain huts and village guesthouses.
Late June to mid September
Ljubljana
Mountain huts (koče), pasture huts and village guesthouses
2 routes
- Julian Lakes Crossing
- Julian Alps Traverse
Three airports, then train and bus
You fly into the airport for your region and finish the journey by train and bus to the start village. The timetable for that last leg comes with your route notes. Travel to the start is yours to arrange and is not part of the price.
Your guide meets the group in the start village at 9am on day 1. On the last afternoon, around 3pm, a transfer takes you from the finish back to the start village. You travel home from where you arrived.
Dolomites
Venice or Innsbruck
San Vidal, Val Dores
Stubai and Ötztal
Innsbruck
Stegenau, Ventrach
Julian Alps
Ljubljana
Log pod Vrhom, Dolinica
Compare the six routes side by side
Once you have a route in mind, send an enquiry with the date you would like.